{"product_id":"gloom-town-9780358569770","title":"Gloom Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightfully creepy novel from a Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner imbued with magic and seafaring mythology. Lemony Snicket and Jessica Townsend meet \u003cem\u003eGreenglass House, \u003c\/em\u003e with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he's not even human--and he's trying to steal the townspeople's shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover exactly what Foxglove and his otherworldly accomplices are planning and devise a strategy to defeat them. But can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHoodoo, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mesmerist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther: The Young Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. www.strangeblackflowers.com, Twitter: @RonSmithbooks, Instagram: @ronsmithwriter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482418188562,"sku":"9780358569770","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3506a808-6c23-462b-872c-60fac34448ad.jpg?v=1730344385","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gloom-town-9780358569770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}